AkzoNobel retains number one position on Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

AkzoNobel has again been ranked in the number one position on the influential Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), heading the newly named Materials industry group (previously the Chemicals supersector). "The latest listing, published today, underlines the company’s commitment to continuous improvement and represents the eighth consecutive year of top three rankings," said the AkzoNobel press release.
 
"We are delighted and extremely proud to once again be placed first in such a prestigious and influential ranking. Sustainability is fundamental to our strategy of connecting value creation to resource efficiency and maintaining our DJSI leadership status underscores our belief that sustainability is business and business is sustainability," said Ton Büchner, CEO, AkzoNobel.
 
Regarded as one of the world's foremost sustainability indices, the DJSI World Index benchmarks the sustainability performance of leading companies based on environmental, social and economic performance, including forward-looking indicators.
 
It assesses various criteria, including supply chain management, operational eco-efficiency, product stewardship, human capital development and occupational health and safety.